Which to use
“aus” is a preposition and “azur” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32
- “aus” frequency rank
- #25,055
- “azur” frequency rank
- 25087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aus | azur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von drinnen nach draußen | Lapislazuli |
Where the eye mixes aus and azur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aus is [aʊ̯s] while azur is [azyʁ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aus is recorded at frequency rank #32, classified as aprep, pronounced [aʊ̯s]. azur is at rank #25,055, tagged as anoun, pronounced [azyʁ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 25087, this pair ranks #1,838,341 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aus vs azur
Shared letters: au. Private to "aus": s. Private to "azur": rz.
"aus" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "azur" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- azur ← auzr · azru · azurr · azzur · zaur